Bed



A. J. KREU'ZKAMP.

BED. APPL'ICATION FILED FEB. 10. |922.

Patented June 6, 1922.

- Swuento@ i the mattress sectionl being detachably coni UNITEogsIAIns PATENT WOFFICE AUGUST J. KREUzKAI/Ir, or OHIOAGO, ILLINOIS, AssIGNOR fro` RNGLANDER SPRING :BED COMPANY, or BROOKLYN,y NRW YORK, n CORPORATION or NEW YORK,

BED.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented' Janelle, 1922.

10,1922. Serial NO. 535,458.

T call whom (it may concern l Be it known that I, AUGUST J. KREUZ- KAMP, a citizen of the United States, resid ing at Chicago, in the countyof VCool: and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Beds, of which the following is a specification. v

l This ,application is a division of my` copendin'g application for beds, filed June 4,

1921, Serial No. 175,005, anl object ofthey present inventionl being to provide an i-m-H proved bed vcomprised of detachable parts,

nectedl to the head and foot by-improved means whereby in detaching the parts it is not necessary to maintain the head orfoot in parallel relation with the upright end of the mattress section, thereby greatlyfacilitating the manipulation of the parts.

A further object of this invention is to provide an improved knockdown bedstructure having a head and a Jfoot which `com -H n s, prise each a, cross member terminating. 1n

depending supporting members rand a spring mattress supported therebetween, and prof vided with an end bar located substantially in alinement with a cross member of the structure, themattress being detachably con' nected to the'headr and I'oot by means-of detachable connections, one thereof compris-` ing a laterally swinging connection extending over thetop of the end bar andj cross member.

Other objects ot'this invention will appear in the `following descriptionl thereof, reference being had tothe accompanying drawing forming a part oi' thisspecifioation wherein like reference characters indicate corresponding parts in the several views wherein. Fig. 1 is a perspective View of a bed structure embodying my invention; 2 is an end elevation partlyv in section illus.-

.trati-ng thesame; Fig; 3` is a `fragmentaryf perspective View illustrating `certain parts of my improved structure and the manner of connecting the mattress. with thefoot ;A Fig.A l isy aA detail view in, section illustrating .the

-. manner oi connection, ofi the mattressysec.-

tion .and foot; Fig; 5. is a detailview illustrating the-manner of connection of the matn tressseetion with tbe-head.; and Fig.. 6 is a detalnvew of a laterally swinging hook..

In, cgrrryi,ngfV ont myfinventiom the pref' ferred Jform thereotbeing illustrated in the v accompanying drawings', I have providedl in general a,knockdownbedcomprising ahead i f assembledk easily without the expenditure of original application inea June 4, 1921 serial No. 475,005. Divided and this applicati@ mea refinery.` i,

great eio'rt-and exertion.' The main bed.

section in the present instance comprisesV a head-9 and a foot 10, each of which in the present Instance consists of amain topor crossmember terminating at `theends therel oiinvv legs 11.l The spring mattress frame comprises` a pair of end members 13 to which aspring fabric 24: isconnected inthe usual manner, and in the `'present instance eac-h of. these end members'is shown as formed of angle iron and is providedl With depending portions 111 connected bycrossA members or bars 12.. These depending portions 14C at.

their `lower vends are connected' by Spacing' bars 15, preferably/constructed of' angleiron,y whichmaintain the ends `properly spaced apart. when the Yspring, `fabric is stretched therebetween. `7 f f 5 Each of the'legsfll of vthe'head and Jfoot is provided on its innersideata predetermined distance below `the top of thespring with inwardly kentending headedv pins 32; "Each of the depending Aportions 14l is provided with a notchor slot 33 for the reception of the headed pins 32..l The heads'9 at each side is provided Aat a' point adjacentv tothe top of the yspring witha vertically 'swinging hook 3.0, pivotedf to the inner side of 'the leg. The, footl 10 has'the'horizontal upper Vcrossmern# bei'k thereof substantially in alinement with' the' correspondingmember 13 ofy the, mattress section, and ythis'k cross member,- preferably centrally thereof, is provided witha laterally swinging hool'f 31 so pivoted as to. haveI also a, limited or restricted downward swingingl movement just sufiicient to permit the hooked `portion yto 'hook over the end bar 13. and, when.. detaching the parts, tobe` lifted toclear the barso, asto be swullfg later-` ally out of the.array.4

It. Winans, .be @banged that, the mehr able mattress r4section 2.4L, i'sconnected with. thehead ,and .floot at, the, bottom .tllelff1 'by pin land slot eonnectionaand at the top the 10 is connected to the mattress section by a away from the'memberl, before the mat-k tress is handled, and then the head or foot is swung away from the mattress section and the same readily lifted from the pins 32 and loweredto theiloor. rlhus it is not necessary to maintain the members la and 1l in parallel relation in order to disconnect the pin and notch connection, and furthermore l this swinging movement of the head and hook `over bar.`

foot tends'to loosen the connections, and so there is no possibility of a binding or sticking action when detaching the mattress section.

Thus due to the great ease with which the mattress section may be detached from the head` and foot without necessitating the maintainence of the upright-members lll and ll in parallel relation, and .without Vany binding or sticking of the connecting parts,

this detachment may be accomplished with a minimum of effort irrespective of the weight of the various parts. Furthermore, where the cross member of the foot is constructed to be located in use substantially in alinement with the end bar of the mattress section, it is possible to use a single laterally and lvertically swinging hook connection `which will not only accomplish all of the functions of a plurality of hooks, but will also result in a simplification of construction'as'well as a simplification in the manip-v ulation of they parts. lt has beenl found therefore in practice that by virtue of the present improved connection between the spring mattress frame and the foot, wherein the laterally swinging hook hooks over the top of the' end bar, a substantial saving in time, elfort, and laborvin the maniplation of the parts results. y

I claim as my invention l. A knockdown bed structure comprising a head and a foot, the latter including a cross member terminating in depending portions, a detachable mattress section therebetween and comprising an end bar adapted to be located in juxtaposition to said cross member, said section being connected with the head sliding connections at one point and swinging hook connections at another,y

and` connected to the foot by sliding connections, and a laterally swinging hook connection ata point intermediate the ends'o'f the end bar, said last hook connection being carried by the crossy member and adapted to the top'of said juxtaposed end 2. A lrnockdown bed structure comprising a head and a foot, the latterl including-a cross member terminating in depending por tions, a detachablel mattress section therebetween and comprising an end bar adapted to be located in juxtaposition to said cross member, said section being connected with the head by sliding connections at onepoint, and swinging hook connections at another, and connected to the foot by sliding connections, and a laterally swinging hook connection adapted to extend over the juxtaposedv tops of said end bar an'dcross member and wedge the mattress into engagement with the head and foot and i'eleasable n' prior to the sliding connections. l

3. A lmoclrdown bed structure comprising a head and a foot, the latter including a cross member terminating in depending por` tions, a detachable mattress section therebetween and comprising an end bar adapted to be located in juxtaposition to said cross inember, said section being connected withfthe head by sliding lconnections at one pointand swinging hook connections at another, and connected to the foot bysliding connections, and a laterally swinging hook connection adapted to extend over the juxtaposed tops of said end bar and cross member and wedge the mattress intoy engagement with the head and foot and releasable prior to the sliding connections, said laterally vswinging hook having a restricted vertically swinging movement.

4l. A knockdown bed structure comprising 100 a head and a foot, comprising each a cross member terminating in dependingvportions, a spring mattress supported therebetween and having an end bar located substantially in alinement with a cross member, said mattress being detachably connected to the head and foot, one of said connections comprising a laterally swinging connection extending over the top of said bar and cross member.

5. A knoclrdown bed structure lcomprisingl a head and a foot, comprising each a cross member terminating in depending portions, a spring mattress supported therebetween and having an end bar located substantially in alinementwith a cross member, said mattress being detachably connected to the head j and loot, one of said connections comprising a laterally swinging connectionv extending over the top of said bar and cross member, saidl connection beingl releasable prior to certain of the other connections, and said connection having a combined vertical and v lateral swinging movement. v

6. A knoclrdown bed structureV comprisingV a head anda foot including each a transverse member, a mattress section therebetween and comprising a transverse end mem,- f ber adapted to be located in juxtaposition to one of said other transversemem-bers, and

means ,for detachably connecting the maty tress section with the head and foot, said means including a connection between said juxtaposed transverse members. Y

7. A knockdown bed structure comprising a head and a foot including each a transverse member, a mattress section therebetween and comprising a transverse end member adapted to be located in juxtaposition to the transverse member of said foot, and means for detachably connecting'the mattress section with the head and foot, said means including a connection between said juxtaposed transverse members.

8. A knockdown bed structure comprising a head and a foot, and a spring mattress section supported therebetween, and detachable connecting means for detachablv connecting said mattress to the head and foot,A

said means comprising a plurality of swinging connections atn one end of said mattress and a single swinging connection at the opposite end thereof, said connections forming a substantially triangular connecting medium adapted to permit the structure to be readily knocked-down and assembled.

9. A knockdown bed structure comprising a head and a foot including each a transverse member, a mattress section therebetween and comprising a transverse end member `adapted to be located 1n juxtaposition to one of said other transverse members, and

means for detachably connecting the ,mat-j tress section with the head and foot, said means including a releasable connection eX- tending between 'and over the top of said juxtaposed transverse members and eii'ective to wedge the same together.

10. A knockdownybed structure compris-` ing a head and a foot including each a transverse member, a mattress section therebetween and comprising a transverse end memjuxtaposed transverse members and eii'ective to wedge the same together.

Signed at Chicago, Ill., county of Cook, this 6th day of February, 1922.

' AUGUST J. KREUZKAMP.- 

